Figure of a Kneeling Captive
Original Language Title青銅戰俘
CultureChinese
Dateca. 10th-9th century B.C.E.
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 inches (17.78 × 6.99 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LineLent by The Robert Tang Family Trust
Object number8.2008.1
On View
On viewGallery Location
Gallery Label- 232
This unique figure, his hands tied behind his back, probably represents a prisoner. An inscription cast on the front of this piece commemorates a victory of the Jin state over barbarian tribes to the south and it is possible that the figure portrays a defeated leader of these tribes.
Lent by The Robert Tang Family Trust to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2008.
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